Filibuster Non-Coverage
Josh Marshall catches a great headline today out of the ever-reliable NY Times that gives a demonstration of just how the media is ignoring the term "filibuster"
Senate Narrowly Backs Bush in Rejecting Debate on Increasing Time Between Deployments, July 12, 2007
You see, when the Republicans doing they're doing something positive, "backing" the Preznit. When Dems do it, they're "blocking".
Democrats Block a Vote on Bolton for the Second Time, June 21, 2005
Subtle. And very powerful.
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